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UNITED STATES v PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN TEEL, OF AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-FOI'TRTH TO MICHAEL J.DOWNEY, OF SAME PLACE.

SPRING-MOTOR.

.SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 683,813, datedOctober 1, 1901,

Application filed September 20, 1900. Renewed June 3,1901. Serial No.62,971. (No model.) l

T0 all whom t muy concern:

Beit known that I, JOHN TEEL, a citizen of the United States, residingat Augusta, in the county of Richmond and State of Georgia, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Spring-Motors; and I dodeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappcrtains to make and use the same.

My in vention relates to spring-motors, and While primarily designed fordriving ventilating-fans may be used with equal facility for operatingsewing-machines, churns,wash ing-machines, vehicles, and, in fact, anydevice or machine capable of being operated or driven by a spring-motor.

The object of the invention is to provide a motor of this characterwhich shall be simple in construction, durable in use, comparativelyinexpensive of production, and powerful in action. Y

lVith this and other objects in view the invention consists in certainfeatures of construction and combination of parts,which will behereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, FigureA lis a perspective View of myimproved springmotor, the casing being removed to more clearlyillustrate the invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan View. Fig. 3 is a centrallongitudinal vertical sectional View, and Fig. 4 is alongitudinalsectional view through one of the spring-actuated shafts and its gears.

Referring to said drawings, l denotes the frame of the motor, whichconsists of an upright standard 2, having bolted thereto and spacedtherefrom a parallel plate 3. J o urnaled in the standard and plate area series of shafts 4, preferably six in number, and arranged in the formof a circle. Each shaft is provided With two gear-wheels 5 and 6, theformer being ixed to said shaft and the latter loosely mounted upon saidshaft and adapted to be locked thereto by a paWl and ratchet 7 and 8.

9 denotes coil-springs, each of which is connected at one end to theshaft and at its other end to the stud-post or some other fixed part ofthe frame.

lO denotes a master-wheel journaled upon a shaft l0', Xed to the frameand provided with an internal annular `gear ll and an eX- ternal annulargear 12. The gear 6 meshes with the internal annular gear 11 and drivesthe master-wheel.

13 denotes a shaft journaled in bearings 14, secured to the frame of themotor and having fixed to one end a pinion 15, which meshes with theexternal gear 12, and fixed to its opposite end a large gear Wheel 1G,which meshes with a pinion 17, fixed to the hub 18 of a band or drivewheel 19, journaled upon the outer end of the fixed shaft 10.

2O denotes a sleeve journaled in the standard of the frame and providedatone end with a ratchet-Wheel 2l and a xed gear 22. The gear 22 mesheswith the gear 5. A ratchetlever 23 is connected to the shaft 10 with itsratchet in engagement with the ratchet-Wheel 2l, by means of which saidratchet-Wheel is rotated and through the intermediate gearing thesprings Wound upon their respective shafts.

24 denotes an escape-Wheel, which is connected to the master-wheel andis engaged by escape mechanism for regulating the speed of rotation ofthe master-Wheel. Any other form of governor, however, may besubstituted. lt is understood that the drive-wheel is connected to thefan, machine, or vehicle to be driven by a belt or cord, so that thepower of the springs will be transmitted direct thereto.

It will be understood that the power of the springs is applied to themaster-Wheel at a point remote from its axis, whereby a greater amountof leverage is attained, thus produc ing the maximum amount of forcewith the minimum amount of energy.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction, operation, and advantages of myinvention Will be readily understood without requiring an extendedexplanation. It will of course be understood that the device may beinclosed within a suitable casing, so as to protect the parts fromdustand prevent them from being tampered with.

Various changes in the form, proportion,

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and the minor details of constructionmay be resorted to withoutdeparting from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages ofthis invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what is claimed, and desiredto be protected by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a spring-motor, the combination with the supportingframe, ofspringactuated shaftsjournaled thereto,each shaft being provided with aloose gear-Wheel, the loose gear- Wheel being connected to said shaft bya pawl and ratchet, a master-wheel having an internal and an externalgear, the internal gear meshing with the loose gear-Wheel, a drive-Wheel provided with a pinion, and a rotatable shaft provided at one endwith a large gear- Wheel to engage said pinion and at the other end witha pinion to engage the external gear- Wheel, substantial] y as setforth.

2. In a spring-motor, the combination With the supporting frame, ofspring actuated shafts journaled thereto and each provided with agear-Wheel, a master-Wheel having an internal and an external gear, theinternal gear meshing With the gears carried by the spring-actuatedshafts, and a rotary shaft having a pinion in mesh with the externalgear of the master-Wheel, substantially as set forth.

3. In aspring-motor, the combination with the supporting frame, ofspring actuated shafts journaled thereto, springs coiled about saidshafts and having one end fixed to said shafts and the other to astationary part of the main frame, gears carried by said shafts, onebeing xed thereto and the other having a pawl-and-ratchet connectiontherewith, a in aster-Wheel having an internal and external gear, theinternal gear meshing with the loose gear, a suitably-mounteddrive-wheel providedv with a pinion, a shaft having at one end a pinionto engage the external gear- Wheel and at the other end a large Wheel toengage the pinion of the drive-Wheel,a ratchet- Wheel journaled in theframe and provided with a gear-Wheel which meshes with the firstnamedgear-Wheel, and a ratchet-lever for actuating said Wheel, substantiallyas set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

JOHN TEEL.

Witnesses:

THos. M. JACKSON, M. P. CARROLL.

